Purpose People with intellectual disabilities (ID) can be vulnerable to developing mental health problems. It has been found that participating in regular exercise can help to improve emotional well-being, both in typically developing people and those with ID. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the experiences of community clients with ID who have engaged in a football training programme, and the perceived impacts on attitudes, mood and behaviour. Design/methodology/approach Interviews with seven patients from generic or forensic community ID services were conducted. The transcripts were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Findings Two master themes were identified from the interviews, “Striving” and “Togetherness”. Originality/value The most important factors related to taking part in the football programme were the social, emotional and personal growth associated with being part of a team and general enjoyment of being part of something. Although aspects of football knowledge and physical fitness were still evident, their impact seemed to be less significant. The experience of football was overwhelmingly positive.

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针对社区中智障人士的足球队：“这有助于您的自尊，不是吗？”

目的智障人士（ID）可能容易出现心理健康问题。已经发现，参加常规运动可以帮助改善典型的发展中人群和有ID的人群的情绪健康。本文的目的是调查参与过足球训练计划的具有ID的社区客户的经历，以及对态度，情绪和行为的感知影响。设计/方法/方法对来自普通或法医社区ID服务的7名患者进行了访谈。使用解释性现象学分析来分析转录本。调查结果从访谈中确定了两个主要主题：“努力”和“团结”。原创性/价值与参加足球计划相关的最重要因素是与成为团队成员有关的社交，情感和个人成长以及与某事物有关的总体享受。尽管足球知识和身体素质方面仍然很明显，但它们的影响似乎并不那么重要。足球的经历是非常积极的。